Hungry? Go see what's on the menu at your neighbor's house tonight. Is your wife tired of listening to you complain about work? Go talk it out with the family next door.

Existing rules of the suburbs are becoming outdated, and with homemade services and collaborative consumption on the rise, blurring the line between private and public is the way of the future.

That's what design company Droog (in collaboration with Diller Scofidio & Renfro) thinks- and they took over Levittown this weekend to bring their idea to life right in the heart of traditional suburbia.

The "Welcome To A Future Suburbia: Open House 2011" project brought over 200 Columbia University students straight from a design seminar in New York City to Levittown to see firsthand how a new residential service economy would function in an archetypal suburb. 

As a case study, nine local residents allowed their households to be temporarily transformed by world-renowned designers, architects and artists to visualize the potential outcome of a bottom-up suburban service economy.

The project showcased models for future open houses, with proposals for new housing configurations and regulatory modifications.

The Open House project encourages self-inventiveness, offers ideas and proposes new models for suburban housing, striking a new balance between the private and public realm.

"The idea is to use the household itself to make a profit in this hard economic time," said architecht Makram El Kadi. "If you are a good cook for example, you can open up your kitchen and create a restaurant inside your own home. It's kind of a team effort between the public domain and the private space."

Levittown Kiwanis President Ann Torcivia, who was recently honored as a County Trailblazer, graciously welcomed Open House visitors into her home and used the event to help raise money for the Kiwanis Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation.

Open House Visual Models for a Future Suburbia

• House Dress by L.E.F.T (Makram El Kadi & Ziad Jamaleddine)- Inspired by the suburban housedress of the 1950s, House Dress takes the domestic garment onto the architectural scale to make an exclusive suburban event space.
• Block Pantry by Janette Kim and Erik Carver with Gabriel Fries-Briggs- A collective cupboard that encourages homeowners to trade goods for services.
• Domesticity Museum by Fake Industries Architectural Agonism- By converting the home into a museum, the homeowner can preserve a way of life that is threatened, subsidized by entrance fees paid by the public.
• Bright Dawn Farm by Freecell (Lauren Crahan and John Hartmann)- Visitors bought fresh herbs and vegetables from a home transformed into a greenhouse-like environment.
• PS 72: Porch-Side Lessons by Austin and Mergold- A public classroom facility that hosts lessons by locals or guests.
• Attention Clinic by Claudia Linders- Offers quality time with each member of the family; it is the next step after the psychic, image coach or lifestyle advisor.
• House of Signs by David Benjamin, Soo-in Yang and Livia Corona- A sign store and factory that makes and sells signs.
• Vacation Practice by Alex Schweder La with Jessica Rivera and Adam Bandler- Helps clients form ideas about their holiday plans by enabling them to rehearse potential vacations against various backdrops throughout their own house.